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Bortles talks Combine with radio station

Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles appeared on Orlando sports radio station 810 (Baumann & Big Joe Show) Tuesday morning to talk about the Combine and the Draft.

Bortles is training in Carlsbad, Calif., heading into next week’s Combine in Indianapolis.

Some of his comments:

*Bortles said the current plan is to throw at the Combine.

“Right now, I’m preparing to do everything,” he said. “I don’t think I’m going to bench [press] but I don’t think there are many quarterbacks who do. I’m going there to do everything and it’s the mentality of, ‘Here I am, this is what I have to offer and I have nothing to hide.’

“People talk about guys not wanting to throw because they don’t know the receivers and don’t have the timing with them. It’s an uncomfortable situation and that’s what teams want to see – how do you respond? How do you handle that adversity?

“It’s a level playing field – nobody has thrown with those receivers.”

*Bortles is listed at 6-foot-4 in the UCF media guide, but said, “I think I’m 6-5 and a little bit. … We’ll find out at the Combine.”

*A reason to like Bortles – he doesn’t shy away from saying he wants to go No. 1.

“I do; that’s the goal,” he said. “I was able to write down a little of goals at the beginning of the season and really, the beginning of my college career and the last goal I have yet to check off is to be the No. 1 draft pick.”

*Houston hired George Godsey as quarterbacks coach and his tie to Bortles is the 2010 season – Godsey was the UCF running backs coach and Bortles a redshirt.

“I was able to form a good relationship with him and I enjoyed being around him,” Bortles told 810. “He’s very intelligent [and] very passionate about the game and I would love to have the opportunity to work with him again.

“The year I got there, he transitioned to running backs coach but I was able to get into the film room and on the board and do some stuff with him. He played quarterback at Georgia Tech so he was always good for advice on little things and tips and help all of us in the room become a better quarterback.”

*On potentially playing for Texans coach Bill O’Brien.

“That’d be awesome,” Bortles said. “His track record speaks for itself and the places he’s been and the guys he’s worked with. He’s been very successful everywhere he’s been. Everybody has loved playing for him and he’s brilliant when it comes to the Xs and Os part of it. It would be a huge honor to work with him and play under him and that’s the goal.”